Torkham border: Key transit point between Pakistan, Afghanistan reopens days after clashes among border forces
1 year, 6 months ago

Torkham border: Key transit point between Pakistan, Afghanistan reopens days after clashes among border forces

India TV News  

The Torkham border crossing, a main transit point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reopened for vehicular movement and pedestrians on Friday, eight days after its closure following clashes between the border forces of both countries, Dawn reported. Pakistani and Afghan border forces exchanged fire at the Torkham border earlier this month, causing the main point of transit for travellers and goods between the countries to close. Pakistan and Afghanistan authorities spar Last week, the Afghan Taliban criticised the closure of the Torkham border crossing and mentioned that the decision would result in heavy losses for business. "On the 6th of September, instead of a peaceful resolution, Afghan troops resorted to indiscriminate firing, targeting Pakistan military posts, damaging the infrastructure at the Torkham Border Terminal, and putting the lives of both Pakistani and Afghan civilians at risk, when they were stopped from erecting such unlawful structures," said Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen key Torkham trade border crossing after month-long closure
1 week, 4 days ago

Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen key Torkham trade border crossing after month-long closure

Firstpost  

The reopening comes amid broader tensions between the two countries, with Pakistan increasingly frustrated by cross-border militant activity, while Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has resisted Islamabad’s efforts to fortify the border Pakistan and Afghanistan have reopened their main border crossing at Torkham, officials said on Wednesday, following nearly a month of closure triggered by clashes between security forces on both sides. …

Residents flee border area as Afghan and Pakistani forces clash over crossing closure
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Residents flee border area as Afghan and Pakistani forces clash over crossing closure

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Residents fled a border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan after forces from both sides clashed into the early hours of Tuesday, a Pakistani official said. It was the second consecutive day of tit-for-tat gunfire at Torkham, a key crossing between the two countries that has been closed since Feb. 21 because of a dispute between the two …

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed
4 weeks ago

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed

The Hindu  

Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing that has been closed for more than a week over a dispute between the two neighbours, officials said on Monday. The Interior Ministry in Kabul said one Afghan security personnel was killed and another was injured in the incident at the Torkham crossing, which has been shut …

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed
4 weeks ago

Afghan and Pakistani forces trade fire at the border as a key crossing remains closed

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing that has been closed for more than a week over a dispute between the two neighbors, officials said Monday. The Interior Ministry in Kabul said one Afghan security personnel was killed and another was injured in the incident at the Torkham crossing, which has …

Pakistani and Afghan forces clash at vital border crossing
4 weeks ago

Pakistani and Afghan forces clash at vital border crossing

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan says one member of its security forces is killed and two injured in overnight clashes at Torkham crossing. At least one person has been killed as Pakistani and Afghan security forces have traded fire at the recently closed main border crossing between the two countries. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Monday that one member of its security …

Key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing remains shut, disrupting trade and movement of people
1 month ago

Key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing remains shut, disrupting trade and movement of people

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A nearly weeklong closure of a key crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people, causing financial losses to traders and leaving people stranded in harsh winter conditions, officials said Thursday. The Torkham border crossing has remained closed since Feb. 21 after Pakistan shut it down over a dispute concerning Afghanistan’s …

Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in a raid near Afghanistan
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistani security forces kill 10 militants in a raid near Afghanistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in the restive northwest near the Afghan border, killing 10 militants, the military said Monday. Meanwhile, a main crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border remained shut Monday for the third day, officials said, after Pakistan closed the key trade route in a dispute over the construction of a post along the …

Pakistan, a breeder of terror, fears death by bleeding at the hands of Frankenstein it created
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan, a breeder of terror, fears death by bleeding at the hands of Frankenstein it created

Firstpost  

Despite Pakistan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir’s assertion of his country’s commitment to combating terrorism, his Indian counterpart, General Upendra Dwivedi, exposed Pakistan’s hypocrisy by stating that 80 per cent of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024 are of Pakistani origin Pakistan’s stance on terrorism has often drawn attention worldwide. ‘Epicentre’ of terrorism India has consistently exposed …

Once firm friends, Afghanistan and Pakistan are now at each other's throats. Here's why
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Once firm friends, Afghanistan and Pakistan are now at each other's throats. Here's why

ABC  

Once close allies, relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have soured dramatically — with experts blaming a colonial-era border and a backfired strategy of supporting religious extremists. "The main issue has been the border tensions, exacerbated by the Taliban's resurgence and their refusal to act against the TTP," said Nematullah Bizhan, a senior lecturer at the Australian National University's Development Policy …

Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained
3 months ago

Allies to adversaries: The deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations | Explained

India TV News  

After the Taliban toppled the democratic government in Afghanistan in 2021, it was Pakistan which celebrated the occasion the most, expecting that a new bloc would come into the fore, garnering the attention of the entire world, and thus the region would gain prominence. Pakistan's support to Afghan Taliban For nearly two decades, the Afghan Taliban fought the US-led coalition …

Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security source
3 months ago

Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security source

Hindustan Times  

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes. Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security source Sporadic fighting, including with heavy weaponry, erupted overnight between border forces on …

Afghanistan hits multiple points inside Pakistan, sources close to Taliban claim 19 Pakistani troops killed
3 months ago

Afghanistan hits multiple points inside Pakistan, sources close to Taliban claim 19 Pakistani troops killed

India TV News  

In what comes as a retaliatory measure, Afghanistan's Defence Ministry on Saturday confirmed that its forces targeted several points inside Pakistan. In a post on X, the Taliban Defence Ministry said its forces targeted points inside Pakistani that “served as centres and hideouts for malicious elements and their supporters who organised and coordinated attacks in Afghanistan.” Moreover, Enayatullah Khwarzami, the …

Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says
3 months ago

Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan. The statement from the Defense Ministry did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted “beyond the ‘hypothetical line’” – an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a …

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?
3 months ago

Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?

Al Jazeera  

For two decades, they were close allies. When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news conference at the Torkham crossing with Afghanistan. The significance and implications of tensions It is unlikely that the Taliban would accept any Pakistani demands for action against TTP leaders in Afghanistan’s border areas …

Afghan Taliban hit 'multiple posts' in Pakistan in response to airstrikes
3 months ago

Afghan Taliban hit 'multiple posts' in Pakistan in response to airstrikes

India Today  

Afghan Taliban forces targeted multiple posts inside Pakistan near the border in retaliation for last week's deadly airstrikes, the Afghanistan Defence Ministry said. The Afghan officials also did not explicitly mention the locations of the strike but said it occurred "beyond the 'hypothetical line'", a term Afghan authorities use to describe the disputed border with Pakistan. "Several points beyond the …

From friends to foes: Why is Pakistan striking Afghanistan? Why have ties hit a low?
3 months ago

From friends to foes: Why is Pakistan striking Afghanistan? Why have ties hit a low?

Firstpost  

All is not well between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Taliban defence ministry in a statement said, “The Islamic Emirate will not leave this cowardly act unanswered, but rather considers the defence of its territory and sovereignty to be its inalienable right.” Furthermore, the Afghan Taliban even summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires on Wednesday to register its strong condemnation against the strikes. …

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?
3 months ago

15,000 Taliban fighters march to take on Pakistan. Why is Taliban biting back?

India Today  

"It's like that old story. This situation compels us to examine how the Taliban, whose return to power in Afghanistan was hailed as a "blessing" by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has turned against it. PAKISTAN JETS HIT AFGHANISTAN, TALIBAN VOWS RETALIATION The current escalation began with Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, specifically in the Paktika province. That is why …

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation
3 months ago

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation

Al Jazeera  

The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistan Taliban. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani military conducted air raids in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday night, targeting hideouts of the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, armed group in Paktika province, according to security officials. While no official statement was issued …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest. The Pakistani Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the military and police since November 2022, when they unilaterally ended a ceasefire with the government after the failure of months of talks, hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul. Also …

4 Pak Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists near Afghanistan border
4 months, 3 weeks ago

4 Pak Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists near Afghanistan border

India Today  

The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that four of its soldiers were killed in a firefight with terrorists near the northwestern border with Afghanistan. The fire exchange took place in the tribal region of South Waziristan, which sits next to the Afghan border - a region that has long been a safe haven for the terrorists who operate on both …

8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pakistani forces
6 months, 3 weeks ago

8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pakistani forces

The Hindu  

At least eight Afghan Taliban soldiers, including two key commanders, have been killed in a fierce clash with the Pakistani security forces in the border region near the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The exchange, which was reported in the Khurram border district of the province over the weekend, also injured 16 Afghan Taliban soldiers. So far, eight Afghan Taliban have …

Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces …

Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces traded cross-border fire near a key northwestern crossing, killing a woman and two children on the Afghan side of the border, officials said Tuesday. There was no immediate word on casualties on the Pakistani side of the Torkham border which was shut, disrupting trade and movement of people between the two countries, local …

Pakistani trade delegation visits Kabul in sign of easing tensions over cross-border attacks
1 year ago

Pakistani trade delegation visits Kabul in sign of easing tensions over cross-border attacks

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A delegation from Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce arrived in Kabul on Monday to meet its Afghan counterparts to discuss how to improve trade relations, after tensions have risen over cross-border militant attacks. Last week, Pakistan’s military carried out rare airstrikes against suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside Afghanistan, killing eight people and prompting Afghan forces to return …

Nations united and divided by the Durand Line
1 year ago

Nations united and divided by the Durand Line

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistani establishment was ecstatic at the Taliban victory in Afghanistan in August 2021. The armed forces’ public relations wing accused the Taliban regime of not only arming terrorists but also providing safe haven to those committing terrorism in Pakistan. Subsequently, the Taliban defence ministry said that its forces had targeted bases of the Pakistan army “across the artificial Durand …

Fighting halted on Afghanistan-Pakistan border after skirmishes: Taliban
1 year ago

Fighting halted on Afghanistan-Pakistan border after skirmishes: Taliban

The Hindu  

Fighting has stopped on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Pakistani air strikes sparked skirmishes, a Taliban government spokesman said on March 19. Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said its border forces retaliated by targeting Pakistani military posts along the border with "heavy weapons", with cross-border skirmishes reported by both sides. A senior police officer in the Pakistani border district of Kurram told AFP …

‘Situation Calm’: Taliban Says Fighting Halted On Af-Pak Border After Pakistan Air Strikes
1 year ago

‘Situation Calm’: Taliban Says Fighting Halted On Af-Pak Border After Pakistan Air Strikes

News 18  

A Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday that fighting has stopped on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Pakistani airstrikes sparked skirmishes. “The situation is calm, the fighting has stopped,” the Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by AFP. The Taliban-led Afghanistan’s defence ministry said its border forces retaliated by targeting Pakistani military posts along the border with “heavy weapons”. …

Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan
1 year ago

Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Taliban claims to have fired across border following air raids targeting Pakistani Taliban. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has launched overnight air attacks inside Afghanistan, while the Taliban claimed hours later to have fired across the border. However, on Saturday, a group of suicide bombers targeted a military check post in Pakistan’s North Waziristan district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which …

Tensions with Pakistan, food crisis leave Afghanistan on brink of another human disaster
1 year, 1 month ago

Tensions with Pakistan, food crisis leave Afghanistan on brink of another human disaster

New Indian Express  

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a conference of special representatives and ambassadors of neighbouring and regional countries in Kabul on January 29. Addressing the meeting for ‘Afghanistan’s Regional Cooperation Initiative’, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi stressed, “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan respects others’ interests, choices, government structures, and development models, and in return, expects others to respect …

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations

The Hindu  

Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened a key trade crossing on January 23, officials on both sides said, after a row over travel papers as Islamabad cracks down on cross-border movements. The Torkham border closure since 12 January came after Islamabad imposed tighter controls requiring drivers from both sides to have visas and passports — documents many Afghans do not have. Pakistan …

Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10-day standoff
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10-day standoff

Firstpost  

Pakistan and Afghanistan officials on Tuesday announced the reopening of a crucial trade crossing, ending a closure that began on 12 January. Tensions between the two nations have escalated in recent months, with Islamabad alleging that the Taliban government has not effectively addressed the presence of militants launching attacks in Pakistan from Afghan territory. “Pakistan desires Afghanistan to adopt a …

No trade via Torkham border for second day as Pakistan, Afghanistan fail to address visa issue
1 year, 2 months ago

No trade via Torkham border for second day as Pakistan, Afghanistan fail to address visa issue

Firstpost  

The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan via the Torkham border remained suspended for a second consecutive day on Sunday, as officials from both countries failed to agree on visa restrictions for transporters. According to the report, customs officials at Torkham advised local fruit dealers to return their merchandise to Peshawar for safe storage due to the unresolved visa issue. …

Pakistan closes key crossing into Afghanistan for trucks. Now, documents needed
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan closes key crossing into Afghanistan for trucks. Now, documents needed

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers on Saturday, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said. Noor Mohammad Hanif, director of Information and Culture department in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province said that officials at the Torkham began asking for passports and visas from Afghan drivers. Pakistan has said many Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters have found sanctuary …

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
1 year, 3 months ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

Associated Press  

TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Afghan refugees sit in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. “I have to forget all my dreams … so at least I can help my father and my family a little and …

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported

LA Times  

Afghan refugees settle in a camp Saturday near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan. At least 25,000 Afghans — who had worked for the American military or government, international organizations and aid agencies, as well as media and human rights groups — escaped the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 to Pakistan and are waiting to be processed to …

'Don't have anything': Afghan migrants stranded after fleeing Pakistan
1 year, 5 months ago

'Don't have anything': Afghan migrants stranded after fleeing Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Benafsha and her six children huddle together on a ragged blanket between trucks piled high with their household belongings on the Afghan border, after fleeing potential deportation from Pakistan. Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing. Pakistan border …

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days
1 year, 6 months ago

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days

Al Jazeera  

Torkham crossing was closed after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding thousands of travellers and hundreds of trucks. Islamabad, Pakistan – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reopened for pedestrian and vehicular traffic after remaining closed for nine days, following an exchange of fire between the security forces of the two countries. Muhammad Anas, an …

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade blame as key border crossing remains closed
1 year, 6 months ago

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade blame as key border crossing remains closed

Al Jazeera  

Taliban rejects Pakistani claims of indiscriminate firing at Torkham border crossing as travellers remain stranded after one week of closure. The Taliban on Tuesday rejected Pakistani government accusations that they are to blame for the closure of the Torkham border crossing, which is the main point of transit for travellers and goods between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan. Baloch’s remarks have …

Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of 'unprovoked' border firing, says such incidents embolden terrorists
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of 'unprovoked' border firing, says such incidents embolden terrorists

The Hindu  

Pakistan on September 11 accused Afghanistan of "unprovoked and indiscriminate" firing leading to the closure of a key border crossing, and said such attacks embolden terrorists who already have sanctuaries in the Taliban-led nation. In a statement issued on September 11, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistan cannot accept the construction of any structure by the interim Afghan …

Pakistan says Afghanistan building ‘unlawful structures’ along tense border
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan says Afghanistan building ‘unlawful structures’ along tense border

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan accuses Taliban government of ‘indiscriminate firing’ at the key Torkham border crossing, closed for nearly a week. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of constructing “unlawful structures” at a key border crossing, calling it a violation of territorial sovereignty. In a statement on Monday, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “unprovoked and indiscriminate firing” by Afghan …

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

The Hindu  

Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on September 6 shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbors. Reasons why the two sides exchanged fire were not immediately made clear, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham, a town in Pakistan's …

Pakistan Shuts Key Border Crossing with Afghanistan After Guards Exchange Fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan Shuts Key Border Crossing with Afghanistan After Guards Exchange Fire

News 18  

Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on Wednesday shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbours. Reasons why the two sides exchanged fire were not immediately made clear, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham, a town in Pakistan’s Khyber …

Pakistan shuts key crossing into Afghanistan after border guards exchange fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan shuts key crossing into Afghanistan after border guards exchange fire

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire Wednesday, while elsewhere near the border in northern Pakistan clashes killed four Pakistani soldiers and 12 militants, authorities said. The border closure came two days after caretaker Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said U.S. military equipment left behind during …

Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed after guards exchange fire
1 year, 6 months ago

Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed after guards exchange fire

Al Jazeera  

Gun battle erupts between Pakistani and Afghan forces, shutting the busiest trade crossing between the South Asian neighbours. The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been closed after security forces from both countries exchanged fire, officials said. Local residents on the Pakistani side reported the sound of gunfire by the Torkham crossing on Wednesday and said people around …

Pakistan urges the Afghan Taliban to prevent militants from crossing the border and staging attacks
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan urges the Afghan Taliban to prevent militants from crossing the border and staging attacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan's prime minister on Tuesday …

Over the borderline: on Pakistan and its security situation with Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Over the borderline: on Pakistan and its security situation with Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The terror attack in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, which has claimed 54 lives and left over 200 injured, is a grave reminder of the worsening security situation in the country’s border region with Afghanistan. The Pakistan Taliban have distanced themselves from the attack, which targeted a political rally by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl, a hardline party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, a …

Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border
2 years, 1 month ago

Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on Saturday after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut nearly a week ago by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, stranding people and thousands of trucks carrying food and essential items. The announcement sparked a wave of joy among those who had …

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday closed the crossing, claiming Islamabad was not abiding by an agreement with Kabul to allow Afghan patients …

Afghanistan's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan's Taliban reopen key trade route with Pakistan

The Hindu  

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers reopened a key border crossing with Pakistan Thursday, allowing thousands of trucks carrying desperately needed food and other items to creep forward for the first time in days, officials said. The Taliban government said they closed the Torkham border crossing because of Pakistan’s alleged refusal to allow Afghan immigrants and their caretakers to enter Pakistan for medical …

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